About Holly
Holly Ellison greets people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to begin. She focuses on helping clients sort through stress, anxiety, anger, and changes in life. Her style is direct and practical, with short-term tools and longer-term strategies as needed.
Holly offers a calm, steady presence for parents worried about parenting strain and for people facing grief, career shifts, or compassion fatigue. Holly is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida with 11 years of experience.
How Holly works
She has worked in community and hospital settings, providing both individual and group care. That background shapes a flexible approach that adapts to what each person needs in the moment. In sessions she uses client-centered listening to understand a person’s priorities and goals.
She pairs that with cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thinking and build new habits. Mindfulness practices and solution-focused tools are woven in to help people manage panic, impulsivity, and communication problems. Holly also draws on motivational interviewing to support people who want change but feel stuck.
She helps clients break goals into small steps and keeps the focus on what’s realistic and meaningful. Her work often emphasizes self-love and rebuilding confidence. Parents and professionals who feel drained by daily demands can find practical coping skills here.
Holly uses concrete exercises, brief check-ins, and clear take-home steps. She aims to help people feel more in control and better able to handle life’s pressures.
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What Holly works with
The areas below are the ones Holly selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Holly uses client-centered therapy to focus sessions on what matters most to each person. That means she listens first, reflects what she hears, and helps set goals based on the client’s priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy is also a central tool she uses to spot patterns in thinking and try new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, panic attacks, and impulsivity.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Holly will talk through options and help decide what fits the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts methods over time if something isn’t working, and keeps the process collaborative so clients steer the pace and focus.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls are useful for a full conversation with visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let clients send quick updates or get support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit regular sessions into busy lives and maintain steady progress.
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